Erastes

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛˈræsteɪs/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastēs, "lover"), from ἐραν (eran, "be in love with").

Full definition of erastes

Noun

1. (Greek History) An adult man who courted or was in an pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy, who was called an eromenos.
• 2002: In regard to the boys (erōmenos) involved in ancient Greek pederasty, Dover (1978:52) asked: “What does the eromenos get out of submission to his erastÄ“s?” — Stephen O Murray, Pacific Homosexualities (iUniverse 2002, p. 80)

Anagrams

• Easters, reseats, saeters, seaters, starees, teasers, tessera